The 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...

As extreme weather events become more frequent and less predictable, the future of Indian agriculture will depend on how effectively it com...

ICAR is advancing conservation agriculture and climate-resilient wheat research, focusing on water-use efficiency, farmer incomes, and nutr...

Groundwater is vital for many communities. Satellites now track underground water loss, revealing declines before wells run dry. This techn...

Vast underground freshwater reserves in the Himalayas and Andes are depleting. Satellites now track these hidden water losses, revealing si...

Satellites are now revealing alarming groundwater depletion across Asia, particularly in regions feeding major rivers like the Ganges and I...

Earth's continents are drying, causing sea levels to rise faster than melting ice. Satellite data shows dry areas expanding rapidly. Ground...

A report by the United Nations University warns that the northwestern region of India, particularly Punjab and Haryana, is at risk of exper...

A new report by the United Nations warns that some areas in the Indo-Gangetic basin in India have already reached the tipping point of grou...

However, the policy promises measures to tackle the challenges ahead by proposing measures such as penalties for unwise use of water, restr...

The research paper published by IIT Kanpur has used more than 4,000 groundwater well data from northwest India to demonstrate that groundwa...

The groundwater is salty in the affected areas and when it rains, the groundwater level comes up, bringing more salt to the surface.

Indus Basin of NW India & Pakistan is the second-most overstressed groundwater basin in the world and is suffering rapid depletion from hum...

Farmers in rain-deficient Punjab and Haryana have been forced to pay through their nose to protect their standing paddy crop from damage.

The favourite avocation of many a politician is to loot the treasury and indulge in giveaways, like there is no tomorrow. The favourite too...

Water is the oil of the 21st century and as with oil, supplies of accessible clean water are coming under strain.

The fast-depleting groundwater levels and subsidised electricity supply to farmers in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh spell doom ...